Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-09
FUN FOR THE SPORTS.
Two Butte Amateurs Fight to q Finish
In Twenty.one Rounds-A Sabbath
Mornings Sport.
The Event Overheard by a Miner Re.
porter In q Restaurant..Deacon
jones' Big Alabama
Chicken.

jones' Big Alabama
Chicken.
1t WAS whispered about the street co,
ners yesterday that SOM kind of q fsti
encounter had taken place in the morning
within one hundred miles of Butte. A re
porter OF The MINER spent several hour
in searching for an eye witness, but wa
fdally convinced that no one in Butte he.
been present. In the afternoon, howevef
while picking his teeth in a private roon
OF a cheap restaurant, his attention wa
attracted by q conversation on spiritua
matters tween two deacons in an adioin
ing room. As there was only a thin par
tition between the two rooms, the reporte
couldn't help over-hearing all that passed
Deacon Smith, after finishing an account O
the prosperous condition of his Church ane
Sabbath School, branched off on the sub
lect OF chicken culture. He asked:
Brother Jones, what, became of that
big chicken of yours?"
"Ah, Brother Smith. that was q dand,
chicken. It cost me over 500 to get hin
up from Alabama, and a few weeks ago hi
went and died on me. I left him Ia his
stall one night, looking as well as ever he
did in his life, and next morning l found
him cold in death. Excuse these tears
Brother Smith. I grieved for that chicken
more than l could have lone for one of nv
own children. and I cannot think of him
without weeping"
"How did you come to get him, Brother
Jones?"
"Well, you see I had several birds killed
in mains here. and I got mad, and con-
cluded to scoop them if it cost me a leg. l
knew a friend OF mine in Alabama had a
chicken that never was beat, so l wrote
down for him. He cost me lots OF
money, but he was a good chicken.
He weighed seven pounds, which was a
pound and a half more than any other
fighting chicken in Montana, so you see it
it was safe betting every time. for an
ounce gives a chicken a heap of advantage.
All. Brother Smith, how I used to return
thanks for that chicken, as I counted my
earnings after each main. And yet there
are fools who say poultry don't pay"
"Then he always came out ahead, Broth
er Jones?"
"Of course, Brother Smith, of course he
did. Why I used to sometimes turn him
loose in a pen of chickens to give him exer-
else. You ought to see him 60 through
them. He'd TAXI one in the head and
another in the crop, killing a chicken every
whack. He carried death in each spur.
All, it was beautiful to see him spatter
their brains with one stroke of his spur.
It a bea utiful, Brother Smith,"
swell, did you attend that little affair
this morning. Brother JONES'"
"Oh, yes; Brother Smith, you know I
never miss any special services on the Sab
bath, if I am able to straddle my cay
u O."
well, 1 wish you would tell me all about
it. You know l am deeply interested in az
fairs of that kind"
Eyes, Brother Smith, and as I jotted
down the principal details, I will give them
to you. You know the thing was i'm
pronptu, as it we're, and it was only a very
select party, who got up early in the morn
between Billy, the Slugger, and an Un-
needn't mention. It took place, we
will say. in the deserted sugar refinery, over
in the Ruby Range. It raj with hard
and agreed to be to a finish. After
all hands got to the ground, they filed into
the sugar house; the men were stripped to
the buff, and the fun began. When the
men stripped it al evident that the I'm.
known had the advantage in weight, and
friends felt anxious. but Billy him
self had lots of confidence in his mug, and
so had the Unknown. Both men stepped
up smiling and shook hands like brothers,
and I can assure you Brother Smith, that
it afforded me great pleasure to see the
Christian spirit that characterized the
-.o,ool:nro frrro haoipripr f0 orl h a yo
it d wn in my note book this way"
First round-OpeneG with lively boxing
all around the ring. The Unknown got ia
body blows, which brought a blush
to Billy's thorax, and drew first blood.
Second round-Cautious play on both
sides for a few minutes. The Unknown ad-
vanced, and Billy receded until stopped by
the wall. Then the Unknown would back
up to fetch Billy back to the centre. Billy
got in a peculiar clinch, striking with his
left at the Unknown's left pepper, and then
wrapping his left around his opponents
neck, where he hung until separated by the
Third round was a repetition OF the
Billy showing most blood on the
chest. In the fourth, both men spared
for wind. So far the Unknown looked fresh
and smiling and showed no damage.
6SV"O ~ "No ~NANt
but the Unknown's handsome features
were marred by a confusion on the left
cheek bone, and the blush on Billy;s chest
grew deeper.
Sixth and seventh rounds warmed Doth
men up to their work, and Billy began to
his work count.
Eighth-Billy forced the fighting, and got
in a couple Of right handlers on the un-
known's conk. Several clinches occurred.
the referee walking through them each time,
Ninth-More vigorous fighting on both
Billy pitching in with a graceful
that won hearty applause from
his hackers.
Tenth-Occupied mostly in sparrlng for
wind, but closed with a lively interchange.
The Unknown's right optic began to hide it.
self from Billy's left mauley.
Eleventh-Hard work all through; both
men pounding for money, and the advan-
taoe with Billy, whose friends began to
offer odds on him.
T~welfth-The UnknOwn's right pepper
completely closed. Hard fighting on both
sides. Billy ciinched, and the Unknow g
friends cried foul"
Thirteenth-The Unknown came up
rather groggy. but with a determined Iook
in his remaining pepper; Billy was wide
awake as ever, and took advantage OF his
opponents increasing blindness 70 am IN
left-bauders on his once handsnme features.
Observation-Disclosures looked rather nm
steady. and seemed to be feeling his way
with evil intent toward the devoted Billy,
who now displayed his generalship by lead,
int the Unknown an exhausting chase, and
occasionally dropping in one or two on his
noddle.
Fifteenth Unknown came up looking
very much d~emoralized. Bi'ly's friends
offered bets of ten to three. (Wltn TINS,
ppro+her smith I becames so enthusiastic over
nv young friends proves that I forgot
nv principles 90 far as to make a bet OF
ten to two and a hali.) The uakn no IN
friends tried to cheer him up, put ne was
av;den+lv losing confidence in himself, and
Billy got in a few more saunders on his
conk. -.,
Sixteenth.-The Unknown, realizing that
the other eve was failing. and that he hadn t
,',uch time left, forced the fighting, with the
idea OF doing Billy up, and worked him
oro,nd the ring. The Unknown's
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